The head of the Alliance for the Great Lakes explains how Trump administration EPA cuts will hurt clean water programs, such ...

As of March 16, average ice cover across the lakes was roughly 13.5%. Lake Superior was at 9.2%, and Lake Michigan was at ...

The Great Lakes reached their highest ice coverage in three years on February 22, hitting 52.23%. However, a warming trend caused the ice coverage to plummet to 28.95% within a few days.

The shipwreck, broken in two, was discovered by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society using sonar technology. A historic all-steel ship that broke records as it cruised the Great Lakes but ...

The 2024-2025 Great Lakes ice season has seen near-normal ice cover, a change from recent years with record lows. Ice cover peaked in February at just over 50% due to a polar vortex. Climate ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — A former U.S. Navy sailor faces two decades in prison after pleading guilty to plotting to attack Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago, allegedly on behalf of Iran’s ...

Languages: English. Scientists with a watchdog responsible for monitoring the Great Lakes have called on the U.S. and Canadian governments to take action to monitor microplastics in the lakes.

Frigid temperatures of late helped ice coverage surge above average across the Great Lakes The recent spell of prolonged frigid temperatures across the Great Lakes helped push the region’s ice ...

While most of the Great Lakes have increasing ice, most of the lakes are still below normal on ice cover. Overall the ice has been increasing on the Great Lakes at about a normal rate since it has ...

While it may not feel that cold in the Midwest right now, a recent winter left an icy mark on the Great Lakes well into spring. In early March 2014, 11 years ago this week, the visible satellite ...